The All Blacks believe there are sufficient mitigating circumstances to prevent Jordie Barrett copping further sanction after his contentious red card incident against the Wallabies in Perth.
Sanzaar's foul play review committee will meet on Monday evening to determine whether Barrett will front a judicial hearing later this week after Australian referee Damon Murphy issued the All Blacks fullback with a red card for raising his foot while catching a high ball and collecting Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete in the face.
In blinding afternoon sun, Barrett's eyes were on the ball the whole time and while off balance in the air raising his leg appeared a reflex action, but the arbitrary nature of the rules does not allow for intent to be taken into account.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster said he was "pretty surprised" Barrett was red carded after the 38-21 win and indicated the team would challenge any potential suspension.
"We'll go and have a good look at it, but we'll certainly be putting a case together for that one," Foster said. "He lost balance, you could see he tilted and what happened. I feel for the refs in situations like this because technically they saw things and they make their decisions so I get all that. Now we've got a chance to sit down and analyse it we'll have a good couple of conversations."